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R. H. IRELAND.

HEADLIGHT HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. 191B.

1,817,5'7. PatentedSept. 30,1919.

l/VI/EN TOR A TTORNEYS TjEfi STATES PATENT FFTQE.

ROBERT E. IRELAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEADLIGHT-Hoop.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 30, 919.,

Application filed June 20, 1918. Serial No. 240,956.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT H. IRELAND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Richmond Hill, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Headlight- Hood, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to hoods for headlights for automobiles and other vehicles and has for an object the provision of an improved construction which will cause the light to be. projected an appreciable distance ahead of the lamp and-on each side thereof sufficiently to comply with the law of any State.

Another object in view is the provision of an improved construction of hood which may be readily attached to substantially any kind of lamp now on the market without any change either in the hood or the lamp.

A still further object in view is to provide a hood. having a depressed central portion and widened side portions so that the light will be distributed overa comparativ'ely wide area, but near the ground.-

In the accompanying drawing:

Fi' re 1 is a 'front view of a hood embodying the invention, the same being shown in position on a lamp.

Fi 2 isa vertical section through Fig. 1, en stantially on line 2-2.v

Referrin to the accompanying drawing by numera s, 1 indicates a lamp of any desired kind having the usual lens ring 2 and a lamp 3,"which in the present instance is shown as an electric lamp. The hood 4 is provided with a flange 5 positioned beneath the ring 2 when the hood is in position. This flange extends over both the u per section 6 and the lower section 7, w ich sections are pivotally connected together at 8 bya rivet or other proper fastening means, there being, of course, one rivet on each side of the hood. Thesections 6 and 7 overlap somewhat so that the rivets 8 may be placed in position and also retaining screws 9 shown more particularly in Fig. 1, whereby the upper and lower parts or sections are locked together. The parts are formed in this manner so that the flange may be easily inserted beneath ring 2 and that the glass or lens 10 may be p aced in position. The upper section 6 isprovided with a flange 11, while thelower section 7 is provided with a similar flange 12 against which the lens rests, said lens being held in position by any desired number of springs 13. From Fig. 1 it Will be seen that the upper section 6 is depressed at 14 for covering the lamp 3, while both sections are formed to produce side openings 15 and-16 whereby the light will be directed to the ground in front of the machine and upon each side for a limited distance. It Willbe noted that the glass 10 is wider than the diameter of the flange 5 whereby the light is spread or caused to shine in the direction required for proper illumination of the road without causing a glare to pedestrians or persons in an approaching vehicle. It will. be noted that the hood tapers from the ring 2 outwardly and also in a general downward di rection.

The upper and lower parts of the hood are hinged together by a rivet 8 and are normally locked together in an assembled position by the screw 9. However, whenever it is desired to remove the hood-or replace the same the screw 9 is removed and then the hood collapsed or disassembled as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. This is necessary in order that the flanges of the hood may be drawn from beneath the flange 2 of the headlight.

What I claim is: V

1. A hood for head lights comprising a casing divided into two parts, means for hinging said parts together, a removable fastening member for holding said parts in an assembled position, a flange extending from one end of the hood for connecting the hood with a head light, and a glass arranged at the front of the hood, said hood being open for its full diameter at the rear.

2. A hood for headlights comprising a casing, one end conformlng to the shape of the headlight and flaring therefrom to the opposite end, said opposite end presenting,

being flared outwardly toward the front and formed with a depression or groove centrally so that the front opening at the-center will be below the light of said lamp, a lens arranged in said openings, and means for holding said lens in place.

4. A hood for head lights of automobiles and other vehicles comprising a casing divided into two parts, means for pivotally connecting said parts together near one end, a removable screw for locking said parts together near the opposite end, said casing having an opening in the back and an opening in front, said parts havin their walls extending downwardly toward said front opening at an appreciable angle to the back of the casing whereby the light from the lamp will be deflected downwardly, a lens arranged in'said front openin and means for holding said lens in place. a

ROBERT H. IRELAND. 

